2.3 Youth in detention and care On the youth domain five inspectorates collaborate closely in Collaborative Youth Supervision. These are: Inspectorate of Security and Justice, the Inspectorate for Youth Care, the Inspectorate of Education, the Health Care Inspectorate and the Inspectorate of Social Affairs and Employment. Three of these five inspectorates are also member of the NPM network. Juvenile detention centres The IJZ, IGZ and the Inspectorate VenJ co-monitor the judicial youth detention centres as NPM members. The investigations of juvenile detention centres were continued in 2014. These screenings were carried out in accordance with the Assessment framework for juvenile detention centres. This assessment framework is based on the current national and international laws and regulations and the daily performance practice. The framework contains the aspects: • legal position of juveniles; • social interaction; • internal security; • protection of society; • social reintegration; • organizational aspects. In 2014 two juvenile detention centres were screened, while interim supervision was performed at three centres. The research results were predominantly positive. There are some points for improvement, though, inter alia as concerns disciplinary measures and deployment of staff. General tension exists between the need for austerity and performance of the primary process. Due to a decline of juveniles in juvenile detention centres it has been decided to close a number of centres. Particularly noteworthy however is the fact that Inspectorate VenJ believes that even the staff employed at juvenile detention centres that will close down are committed to provide the highest quality in the primary process. Interim monitoring8 has the Inspectorate VenJ, Youth Care Inspectorate and Inspectorate of Social Affairs and Employment conclude that previously reported points of attention have been addressed. The Inspectorates will continue to monitor the further progress made with respect to the points for improvement. Youthcare Plus Youthcare Plus is an intensive form of youth and parenting support for juveniles with severe behavioural problems that threaten to evade the necessary treatment. In 2014 the Inspectorate for Youth Care, in cooperation with the Health Care Inspectorate, conducted an investigation into the death of a juvenile detainee in a Youthcare Plus institution. The investigation report is published in May 2015. 8 Interim monitoring concerns the compliance with the recommendations listed in previous reports. 12

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